IAS 31170 Seminar in Autobiography
The Seminar in Autobiography is the first step in the CWE Autobiography Program. This initial course introduces students to the genre of life writing, which encompasses different styles and forms of autobiography and memoir, such as the coming-of-age narrative, family history, the personal essay, and memoirs of illness, grief, trauma, and recovery. The course involves studying the basic types of life writing, completing some introductory life-writing exercises, reading and analyzing several autobiographies, and, finally, creating an autobiographical story.
Contact Hours
4 hr/wk